Question 1

What is the title of the text?

Accepted Answer

Day of Disaster

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Nonfiction

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A Fourteen Year Old  Boy and a Horrific Accident

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A Dangerous Coal Mine

Question 2

What is the purpose of the text?

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To inform and entertain

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To persuade

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To inform

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To persuade and entertain

Question 3

What is today's standard?

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RI 6.6

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RI 6.5

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RL 6.6

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Rl 6.6 and RI 6.6

Question 4

What is today's essential question?

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How does the author convey his / her point of view through the text to impact the meaning?

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The position or stance taken by the author.

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How does an author uses the elements of imagery to give descriptions of  his  setting?

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How does the author uses a particular text structure to convey his or her idea.

Question 5

Why do you  think the author told the story  of the coal disaster by making special reference to Albert Buckle ?

Accepted Answer

For the readers to better emphasize with a child who has to work.

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It makes the story easier to remember because children are young.

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He could not use an adult without their permission and that would have taken too much time.

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For the readers to remember the child's name.

Question 6

In which century did the disaster take place?

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The twentieth century

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1909

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The twenty first century

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The nineteenth century

Question 7

What did the sound of the whistle mean for the workers?

Accepted Answer

It was time to work.

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It was time to get  their free lunch

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It was time to socilaize

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It was time to complain to the coal mining authority

Question 8

What was the name of the mine?

Accepted Answer

Cherry Mine

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Children's Mine

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Disaster Mine

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Sunshine Coal Mine

Question 9

During this time, coal was a major source of _______________________________________

Accepted Answer

energy

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water source

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food source

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solar energy

Question 10

_________   and   ____________  were hazards of coal mines during this period.

Accepted Answer

cave-ins and  dangerous gases

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other miners and thieves

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long hours and little food

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mice and long hours

Question 11

Why do you think many people of Abert's economic background preferred to work in mines?

Accepted Answer

The pay was higer

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The conditions were less dangerous

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The hours were shorter

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People were thrill seekers

Question 12

What does the last sentence under the subheading, "Bright and Brisk" suggest?

Accepted Answer

Something bad was about to happen

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Coal would not be used anymore

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Something spectacular was about to happen

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Albert would have a better life where he did not have to work.

Question 13

What was the title given to Albert's job?

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Trapper

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Door handler

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Ventilator

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Lonely and boring

Question 14

What had caused the fire?

Accepted Answer

oil dropping onto hay

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opening and closing doors

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the mules

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car that was stuck

Question 15

What made escaping from the coal mine so difficult?

Accepted Answer

no alarms or cellular phones

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the miners did not know what to do

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language barrier

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miners could not hear once they were in the mine

Question 16

Why did the author describe the  decision to seal off the air shaft as brutal?

Accepted Answer

It was an act of cruelty that killed many miners

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It was made by the miners who had already escaped.

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It was made without much thinking

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It was not made by those in charge of the mining company

Question 17

How many people cherished  in the Cherry Mine  Disaster?

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259

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12

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200

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20

Question 18

Identify one socioeconomic change that came from the disaster

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new laws were made to protect workers

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People were paid higher wages

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Albert found a better job

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People were  not forced to work

Question 19

Which of the following BEST explains the author's point of view?

Accepted Answer

The mining industry was negligent was caused the deaths of many miners.

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The author had no point of view

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Children should think about the causes and effects of working in coal mines and should listen to  their parents.

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The author felt that people should be paid higher wages in the coal mining industry

Question 20

What was so tragic about this disaster?

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Many people died a horrible death that could have been avoided.

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The coal miners were not compensated for their hardwork.

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Children were forced to work

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Many children had to work which was difficult

Question 21

This was a fictional text.

Accepted Answer

False

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Yes

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True

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Some of it

Question 22

How  do you think Albert may have  positively coped with losing his brother in the Cherry Mine Disaster?

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He  probably tried to remember the good times they had together.

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He decided not to work

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He blamed his parents who were poor.

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He became a dug addict

Question 23

I am the greatest student at Carver Middle School.

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Absolutely true

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Sometimes

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No

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Absolutely not

Question 24

What is today's standard?

Accepted Answer

RL 6.6

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Rl 6.7

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RI 6.5

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Rl 6.6 and RI 6.5

Question 25

What does the word "toxin" as used in the story mean?

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any harmful substance that is bad for our health

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someone who is really annoying

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good substances that can make us feel healthy and strong throughout the year.

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to tax people who work long hours in coal mines

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